Keep window open on the desktop
Todd
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Is there a way to keep the Overflow window open at all times on the desktop level? Something like the functionality of Bowtie.
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Is there a way to keep the Overflow window open at all times on the desktop level? Something like the functionality of Bowtie.
Support Staff 2 Posted by Dan Messing on 19 Apr, 2010 05:00 AM
Hi Todd,
Although it is possible through a hidden setting to keep the Overflow window always open, there is no way to set the window to the desktop level.
I have added this as a feature request, as I think others might also find it useful.
Dan Messing
3 Posted by Kk on 22 Apr, 2010 04:23 PM
I would love to see this feature added. I am still in the trial period. Is this something that may happen soon? I would LOVE it to be a floating palette. thanks!
Support Staff 4 Posted by Dan Messing on 22 Apr, 2010 08:44 PM
Hi Kk,
As I mentioned, it is possible to have the window stay always open, although it will float above other regular windows. To do so, follow these steps:
Quit Overflow.
Launch the Terminal application (located in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder), enter the following line and press return:
defaults write com.stuntsoftware.Overflow stayVisible YESTo reverse this, follow the same steps but replace YES with NO.
5 Posted by Joel Carlson on 13 Jun, 2010 09:37 PM
I too would absolutely love this feature. If you guys could make it work something similar to kde 4 where the overflow would be pin to the desktop and i could simply hide windows and select a new applications to launch overflow would be absolutely perfect.
6 Posted by Daniel Wiseman on 18 Jun, 2010 01:35 PM
I too would really like to see the feature that is described above (i.e. remain visible and just "above" the desktop). In terms of simply having the window stay open, when I run the terminal command and then relaunch Overflow, it still doesn't work - the close "X" button in Overflow becomes unresponsive but when I click outside the window, Overflow disappears. Interestingly, when I click once on the desktop, Overflow remains, but a second click causes it to disappear. I am running 10.6.3
Support Staff 7 Posted by Dan Messing on 22 Jun, 2010 08:02 PM
Daniel,
Thanks for letting us know about that. Since it's not a supported feature it's possible that it broke in the last OS release without anyone noticing. I'll be sure to do some testing.
Dan
8 Posted by Andrew Nelson on 29 Jul, 2011 02:53 PM
Add me to the list of those who would like the window pinned to the desktop!
I too am in the trial period, but would gladly purchase if this feature were added- it's the 1 thing I have been searching for! I can not seem to find a mouse based app launcher that can be pinned to the desktop...
Thanks, it's really a great app!